| You are better off doing it yourself. [message #334270] |
Sat, 30 June 2018 16:54  |
SpookyEng
Messages: 208
Registered: June 2016
Location: Navarre, FL
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I finally addressed my shakedown punch list today.
Installed new faucet in the bathroom sink.
Replaced cracked toilet valve that was leaking.
Last but not least the Macerator. I have used it exactly once. The "technician" that ran the wiring must have never wired up anything more complicated than a light switch. The wire ran bare through several rub points. There was at least an attempt to run the wire so it wasn't hanging but zip tying unprotected wiring along metal framing does not bode well for longevity. The wire run was too short (connection failed at a butt splice) To top it off the feed was across one of the two 6V batteries instead of across both, so there was 6V at the input to the macerator. It is amazing it ever ran at all. So after paying to have the work done, I got to spend the day running new wire, properly restrained and loomed, and installing a new macerator. It works properly now. I wish I could post pictures of the shoddy splices and poor workmanship. I am going to learn everything I can about maintaining and repairing this coach because you just can't find anyone that cares about the quality of their work.
JD Lisenby- USAF Ret
1978 Royale-455
MacDash, Manny Tranny, FI-tech, 3.70 etc etc
Navarre, FL
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| Re: [GMCnet] You are better off doing it yourself. [message #334296 is a reply to message #334287] |
Sat, 30 June 2018 23:16  |
jimk
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Registered: July 2006
Location: Belmont, CA
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you know wheneverI hear of shoddy work, I get conceerned as there is no
way for me to stay on top of every operation. We request that we be avise
of that type of work and ref und a portion of labor.
If we could close our shop, it would remove the major worry.
On Sat, Jun 30, 2018 at 7:27 PM, Jerry Burt wrote:
> Been there, doing that. Same type of wiring for my fuel pump by people
> that should know better. 14ga from dash switch to pump at the tanks. So
> much to
> redo... one bite at a time.
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| Re: [GMCnet] You are better off doing it yourself. [message #334516 is a reply to message #334296] |
Tue, 03 July 2018 14:21 |
GatsbysCruise
Messages: 261
Registered: January 2017
Location: Waukegan, Illinois
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I have been through this phenomenon, the mechanic oversite syndrome, many times. I have had to learn to do more things that I normally would prefer to have shopped out.
Luckily, some of these "syndrome" oversights have not caused any disasterous end. And the ones that I did find, should never have happened.
I bought my coach from a good talking. supposed PO who had "redone" the interior. O MY GOSH. He was advised by a garage that is used by this group a lot but the result was a pending disaster waiting to happen. Just to touch upon one, he had removed the cable duct covers along the ceiling, above the windows. These were replaced with Oak boards and were attached with drywall screws, RIGHT THROUGH THE CABLE DUCT WHERE THE CABLES WERE!!! Ran wires under the carpets, and I had an intermittant problem with the coach DC. I noticed it when I saw the lights flicker. He had removed all the cabinets during his "remodel" so the source would have been anywhere. In time, I FOUND IT. The Ground cable, behind the kitchen cab that grounds to the wall frame, was loose. He never tightened the nut to secure the electrical cable. Have you flown on a plane, where they use those rotatable lights in the above cabinet, they send down a fixed light on a very small area.... YEP, he used those in the GMC for lighting. They were the first thing to go. He had wonderful stories, and I do stress the word STORIES, about how he traveled in the GMC, then told me it had been tuned up and "READY TO GO". On the way home it ran so bad I didn't think I'd make it to the GMC dealer. The dealer couldn't set the points because the distributor shaft was so badly worn it shook in the engine position. So much for the PO's wonderful trips and the tune up. My recent engine power loss problem has haunted me for years and we will know the cause in a month or so but it is starting to look like the shop did something wrong which started the whole thing.
JIM K, You would never be happy closing the shop and people like you who care about what you do and are proud to do the quality work. GMC owners come in all flavors, those that just drive and do some easy maintenance but take the old girl to shops like yours for other work. And there are those on the other end of the spectrum and have the tools, to take apart and restore their coach for continued use.
I am sure you know how much you and your shop is appreciated for your honest work and continued service in the community. Unfortunately, things happen, things go wrong and if something does go wrong, the shop that accepts and corrects the problem will go a very long way.
Jim K, keep doing your good work, You and your shop are priceless to the community... I appreciate all your efforts you have done to keep these old girls running.
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